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against west virginia. and it the most republican team wins, that would be butler. host: what should people take from this? is there anything we can extrapolate knowledge-wise? guest: this kind of polling is more interesting than most of the political polling that gets done. and i think one of the key things to remember is that most americans who votes don't spend a lot of time thinking about politics. they probably spend more time thinking about lose. host: tom, pennsylvania, republican line. i had to call again referring back to the bigoted democrat who suggested that all democrats were more intelligent and republicans were bigots. i have to ask the question, why does this subject in our "post racial world" -- i don't really know anybody as a republican who is a bigot and yet the democrats continue to bring up the subject and suggest any time they don't get what they want, that the republicans are bigoted. h. -- host: lakehurst, new jersey. democrats. sports fans and party id. caller: excuse me? host: spo
against west virginia. and it the most republican team wins, that would be butler. host: what should people take from this? is there anything we can extrapolate knowledge-wise? guest: this kind of polling is more interesting than most of the political polling that gets done. and i think one of the key things to remember is that most americans who votes don't spend a lot of time thinking about politics. they probably spend more time thinking about lose. host: tom, pennsylvania, republican line....
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>> you mentioned that twain let one claim slip through his fingers in virginia city. did he have other speculative endeavors while he was in the mining country? >> yeah. he bought up a bunch of claims. that was sort of what they did. more people went around buying claims or selling what they call feet, shares in feet of mines, than actually work the mines. in fact, the original discoverers of the come stock load were cheated out of their money by henry comstock, who claimed that their mining property ajoined his by a few feet, so that he was technically their partner. they lost their money. he lost his money too. comstock and later ended up killing himself, so there was a lot of swindling going on, as there always is when you have gold rushes and silver rushes. yes, ma'am? >> i was wondering if, in your research, you found anything that either contradicted or expanded on anything he wrote about in "roughing it." >> that's a good question, because as i say in the book, with mark twain, he never let the facts get in the way of a good story, and in "roughing it" which he
>> you mentioned that twain let one claim slip through his fingers in virginia city. did he have other speculative endeavors while he was in the mining country? >> yeah. he bought up a bunch of claims. that was sort of what they did. more people went around buying claims or selling what they call feet, shares in feet of mines, than actually work the mines. in fact, the original discoverers of the come stock load were cheated out of their money by henry comstock, who claimed that...
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host: next up is a trial in west virginia -- kyle in west virginia. caller: thank you very much for see again. i think it is an incredible public service. i'm sorry, i was listening passively when i heard that there was a bill in congress for shareholders to determine the executive pay of their ceos. that is a little crazy. host: why is that crazy? caller: i think that is the government overstepping its bounds, again. in my state, west virginia, we're really worried about this cap and trade and the epa regulation, especially as you know, there was an explosion down there, god bless their souls. west virginia is 49 out of 50 in per-capita income. when we start to put the pressure on these large companies, it does not really affect the people in the upper tiers. it starts to affect my house. west virginia gets 40% of the power of just from kolk for 50% of the population -- from coal for 50% of the population. we're all going to pay. host: we will leave it there. thanks for your call. guest: one point that he missed was the fact that this bill in congres
host: next up is a trial in west virginia -- kyle in west virginia. caller: thank you very much for see again. i think it is an incredible public service. i'm sorry, i was listening passively when i heard that there was a bill in congress for shareholders to determine the executive pay of their ceos. that is a little crazy. host: why is that crazy? caller: i think that is the government overstepping its bounds, again. in my state, west virginia, we're really worried about this cap and trade and...
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and if he comes back it's going to help virginia tech. it's good to test the waters, understanding that if nobody really wants me -- if nobody wants him to get drafted, they may take him or they may not. >> and they get a good look at you for next year. >> right. all you have to do is work hard. i think malcom is going to be a great player. and i think what he's doing is the right thing to do. he's got to help himself. i think he'll have a shot. but i think he'll be a better player in he comes back is there one part of your game, specifically that you want to improve based on what you experienced last year and this year as a senior? >> i'm looking forward from the combine in chicago. i love challenge. and this is going to be another challenge for me. so i want to get ready for this and i want to improve my lifting and get quicker and i want to get everybody talking about me in a way that he works hard. i'm more concerned about that. and i love doing the core workouts and all that stuff. so i'm kited and i can't wait to start training. >>
and if he comes back it's going to help virginia tech. it's good to test the waters, understanding that if nobody really wants me -- if nobody wants him to get drafted, they may take him or they may not. >> and they get a good look at you for next year. >> right. all you have to do is work hard. i think malcom is going to be a great player. and i think what he's doing is the right thing to do. he's got to help himself. i think he'll have a shot. but i think he'll be a better player...
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to virginia for she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. and without her knowledge her doctor put a small piece of her tumor and put in a petri dish and herself became the first immortal cell line and culture. sanka seven tragical cells for decades and no one knows entirely while, but roosters never die. her cells are still alive today growing in laboratories around the world, though she died in 1951 and they became one of the most important things that happen in medicine. there will how to develop the polio vaccines in one of the space missions. or so for the first conquered urging some of the first match, the scientific and mexican from the solstice go on and on. >> and their subpoenas today? connect behalf. >> what is this outline? >> a cell line is their souls to live in the laboratory and grow indefinitely. so they will keep growing and multiplying and living outside of the body as long as you keep them third and clean in the right temperature and everything. so they'll just live on forever. >> why did the doctor taker sells? >> so thi
to virginia for she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. and without her knowledge her doctor put a small piece of her tumor and put in a petri dish and herself became the first immortal cell line and culture. sanka seven tragical cells for decades and no one knows entirely while, but roosters never die. her cells are still alive today growing in laboratories around the world, though she died in 1951 and they became one of the most important things that happen in medicine. there will how to...
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so you have virginia ranked anywhere from first to third. you have georgia tech ranked anywhere from 2nd down to number five by collegiate baseball. you have florida state ranked anywhere from number three to number six. so there are three teams in the five major polls ranked anywhere from first to sixth. beyond that, of course the hurricanes coming into action tonight ranked 15th. >> wicho: you have clemsen up there right around where the hurricanes are ranked throughout the polls. you look at the usa today polls, it has clemsen as high as 10. re timeh inral re bemthineral p awhicome - .. t cham c pl) ' sod b... i the're h me fiit ou ing o do somewitharet ma har do hout but an rn og ou my s it cies, then re-anyt withgare anno ree lif thourettee, ateane a y to out ng. >> jason: and to the orange green and white, the university of miami here, young and old at alex rodriguez park a. the bottom of the 7th inning. it will be harold martinez, three, four, and five in the lineup. just invan grouw out of the bullpen last inning for wake forest. rep
so you have virginia ranked anywhere from first to third. you have georgia tech ranked anywhere from 2nd down to number five by collegiate baseball. you have florida state ranked anywhere from number three to number six. so there are three teams in the five major polls ranked anywhere from first to sixth. beyond that, of course the hurricanes coming into action tonight ranked 15th. >> wicho: you have clemsen up there right around where the hurricanes are ranked throughout the polls. you...
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beach virginia and connecticut. >> is there anything else you consulted? >> that is a great question. i think democracy and america, was one of the great books of all time and some of the collor part to as part of the movement. that was probably the other book that was most influential 2/7 thank you for your time. >> guest: it is a great political service and one of the great innovations of broadcast history. >> host: we will now speak with jonathan. how was it going with the new book? what is about? >> philosophical principles of modern conservatism in modern america. >> guest: what does that mean to you? >> and the book i discuss how there are some many different types of abuse neo conservative, of fiscal conservatism all of these differing groups but four things that unite them all except -- respect for a constitution, at limit government and for some responsibility. >> host: how will you? and tell us how you got started? >> i got involved in politics at nine years old because of the judicial filibuster on the newman -- nominees of a guy interested vote
beach virginia and connecticut. >> is there anything else you consulted? >> that is a great question. i think democracy and america, was one of the great books of all time and some of the collor part to as part of the movement. that was probably the other book that was most influential 2/7 thank you for your time. >> guest: it is a great political service and one of the great innovations of broadcast history. >> host: we will now speak with jonathan. how was it going...
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. >>> coming up we'll pay tribute to the virginia cavaliers. we start with the wizards trying to win back-to-back games for the 1st time since midfebruary. let's bring in tonight's action. last time washington got a victory at home was against them so maybe this is a good sign. >> if you recall it was a game that josh howard injured his knee. the wizards are feeling pretty good. they come off a win with the hornets but against houston. against the hornets they got a terrific game from mike miller who was cutting down the paint, getting some layups. that was an offense they put in about a week ago and ran it well. >> we saw the wizards get a lot of points in the paint in the last two games. mike miller was a big part of that especially in the game against new orleans. we had a new season high in that game. the interesting thing he shot 9 of 14. that is pretty good. he missed his 1st 3 shots of the game. went on to have a season high in points. he knocked down the 3. he is still 3rd in the league in that department. this is one of those plays we
. >>> coming up we'll pay tribute to the virginia cavaliers. we start with the wizards trying to win back-to-back games for the 1st time since midfebruary. let's bring in tonight's action. last time washington got a victory at home was against them so maybe this is a good sign. >> if you recall it was a game that josh howard injured his knee. the wizards are feeling pretty good. they come off a win with the hornets but against houston. against the hornets they got a terrific game...
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virginia was such a case. middler jeter african-american and richard loving, white, got married in washington, d.c., in 1958. but their marriage -- notice in race, too, d.c. was in the vanguard so this is interesting. their marriage, however, was not recognized as legal in their home state of virginia. when they returned there they were arrested in the middle of the night in their own bedroom with a framed copy of their marriage certificate over their bed. they were convicted and sentenced one year in jail and they were told they could leave to the state in lieu of serving 25 years in jail. cross-unions were had arguments both theoretical and in hindsight we can disgust was at work. indeed, it didn't hide its hand. the idea of racial purity was proudly proclaimed, for example, in the racial integrity act of 1924 in virginia. and ideas of taint and contamination was ubiquitous. if people et disgusted and contaminated the fact that the african-american had drunk from the same drinking fountain or used the same t
virginia was such a case. middler jeter african-american and richard loving, white, got married in washington, d.c., in 1958. but their marriage -- notice in race, too, d.c. was in the vanguard so this is interesting. their marriage, however, was not recognized as legal in their home state of virginia. when they returned there they were arrested in the middle of the night in their own bedroom with a framed copy of their marriage certificate over their bed. they were convicted and sentenced one...
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host: virginia, good morning. you are on with kingston reif. caller: good morning, c-span. i know that someone just said this, but the word is nuclear. host: alright. go ahead. guest: it is -- caller: it is not a regional thing, it is a stupidity thing. host: we apologize. next caller. caller: there was a book published two years ago called the germs, the detailed of the efforts that have been a worldwide to come up with designer viruses and the diseases. the effect that a true biological attack would have run this country would dwarf anything in terms of the carnage in devastation of a nuclear attack. i urge you to get your hand on the publication. what mr. obama has done, the life of your family, all of our lives, germ weapon is in programs, they will be jumped on in terms of green lights to attack. they're making the assumption that no one is crazy enough to use germs, but you are wrong. many people of their believed in being a martyr and they are happy to see 300 million americans watching their children die from the world's most horrible diseases. read that book. it wi
host: virginia, good morning. you are on with kingston reif. caller: good morning, c-span. i know that someone just said this, but the word is nuclear. host: alright. go ahead. guest: it is -- caller: it is not a regional thing, it is a stupidity thing. host: we apologize. next caller. caller: there was a book published two years ago called the germs, the detailed of the efforts that have been a worldwide to come up with designer viruses and the diseases. the effect that a true biological...
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host: let's take this call from tim in the west virginia. caller: i would like to find out why you are going up against kevin mcdonald because he has written articles about how these -- it seems like you are a zionist front. have you read that article? she called i have read all of missed -- guest: i have read all of mr. macdonald's work. it is not discouragement of the jewish neo-cons. the the reality is what he theorizes, in his infamous trilogy is that he theorizes that jews have a collective, evolutionary strategy that because jews generally live in societies in which they are outnumbered, that what they do collectively, through some sort of -- i guess they get this from the clouds -- they work collectively and secretly to undermine the white, christian societies that are hosts for them. the idea is that jews urged other people to enter-mary, they try to weaken christianity. the whole reason for this is that so white society will be weakened in order that the jews will not be attacked. your friend kevin mcdonald has suggested such things
host: let's take this call from tim in the west virginia. caller: i would like to find out why you are going up against kevin mcdonald because he has written articles about how these -- it seems like you are a zionist front. have you read that article? she called i have read all of missed -- guest: i have read all of mr. macdonald's work. it is not discouragement of the jewish neo-cons. the the reality is what he theorizes, in his infamous trilogy is that he theorizes that jews have a...
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here in virginia, the typical student carries almost 20,000 in debt -- $20 in debt. across the nation, the average is a -- $20,000 in debt. across the nation, the average is $23,000 in debt. michele and i know and this firsthand. today, we're making it easier for responsible students to pay off their loans. and right now, if you are responsible our work, you do not have to spend 15% of your home loans. a starting in 2014, you will not have to spend a 10% of your income repaying your student loans. [applause] that will make a meaningful difference for over 1 million more students. we're also going to give students an incentive to do what is right. if you pay your loans on time, you only have to pay them off for 20 years, and you only have to pay them off for 10 years if you repay them for -- with the service to your community and to our country as a teacher, a nurse, or a member of our armed forces. [applause] finally, we will reinvest some of our $68 billion to strengthen minority institutions. [applause] these are institutions that have struggled more than most in t
here in virginia, the typical student carries almost 20,000 in debt -- $20 in debt. across the nation, the average is a -- $20,000 in debt. across the nation, the average is $23,000 in debt. michele and i know and this firsthand. today, we're making it easier for responsible students to pay off their loans. and right now, if you are responsible our work, you do not have to spend 15% of your home loans. a starting in 2014, you will not have to spend a 10% of your income repaying your student...
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you said she is a tobacco farmer in southern virginia but a little bit more information. >> she came from -- she worked the same farm land her ancestors farmed as slaves. they were a very impoverished family for generations. and she moved up to baltimore in the 40's because they had tobacco firms that dried up and her husband found work in baltimore so that is how she ended up. and she had five kids by the time she died at 30, and she was just this caretaker. she wanted more children. she was very devoted to her kids. she was also a person if he were in baltimore and didn't have money and needed a place to stay use lead on her floor and if you're hungry there was a pot of food on the stove and she would feed you, if she needed a girlfriend and she would find you one. she was like a super bomb to everyone. so for her family the fact that her cells are taken care of by so many people and have helped so many people makes sense in terms of her personality and what she would have done. her family sees five cells as henrietta, they believe that her soul is very much alive in the cells and
you said she is a tobacco farmer in southern virginia but a little bit more information. >> she came from -- she worked the same farm land her ancestors farmed as slaves. they were a very impoverished family for generations. and she moved up to baltimore in the 40's because they had tobacco firms that dried up and her husband found work in baltimore so that is how she ended up. and she had five kids by the time she died at 30, and she was just this caretaker. she wanted more children. she...
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there would be no other reason to bring the boats they are because they weren't going to virginia. so he has gone and convinced the british that there is going to be an attack on staten island. and then, the eventual result is the fact that his army and the french army are able to move across new jersey without being attacked and as i am sure most of you are aware, make it down to virginia and cornwallis surrenders at yorktown. that gives you pretty much of a run through on the spycraft that was used during the american revolution. there are many more codes and ciphers that are in the book, and at this point, i would like to open it up to some questions. hopefully i will have some answers. we have won back their. wait for the mic please. >> could you comment on nathan hale? >> nathan hale was absolutely a very poor spy. i don't know if you are familiar with what has been found out. british general, the scottish general by the name of grant, his papers were found images become recently available. in there he identifies that robert rogers actually got hail to tell him that he was a s
there would be no other reason to bring the boats they are because they weren't going to virginia. so he has gone and convinced the british that there is going to be an attack on staten island. and then, the eventual result is the fact that his army and the french army are able to move across new jersey without being attacked and as i am sure most of you are aware, make it down to virginia and cornwallis surrenders at yorktown. that gives you pretty much of a run through on the spycraft that...
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virginia, charlie on our line for independents. are there any signs of the recovery? caller: it is difficult to say. the peninsula is typical shielded because of the military force that is present in the area. the jobs into cycle in and out fairly consistently, but when i looked at the classified ads, there are more ads in the paper. there are a majority that are looking for temporary jobs. host: what kind of temporary jobs are we talking about? caller: lot of these are toward the service industry. it is taxis and so they're looking for help with that. i personal -- is tax season and they are looking for help with that. our manufacturing base is shrinking and our country is headed toward the service industry. host: from the wall street journal this morning -- also this morning from the associated press, talking about this morning's weekly radio address from the republicans. in their weekly internet and radio address, kevin mccarthy of california says, creating more federal agencies and putting taxpayers on the hook for more bailouts is not the answer. mccarthy, a memb
virginia, charlie on our line for independents. are there any signs of the recovery? caller: it is difficult to say. the peninsula is typical shielded because of the military force that is present in the area. the jobs into cycle in and out fairly consistently, but when i looked at the classified ads, there are more ads in the paper. there are a majority that are looking for temporary jobs. host: what kind of temporary jobs are we talking about? caller: lot of these are toward the service...
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the supreme court case that brought up the overturning of the antimiscegenation laws, loving versus virginia was such a case african-american and richard fluffing got married in washington, d.c. in 1958 but their marriage notice increase, too was in the vanguard so this is interesting their marriage was not recognized as legal in the home state of virginia. when they returned they were addressed in the middle of the light in the bedroom with a framed copy of the marriage certificate hanging over the bed and then how they were convicted and sentenced one year in jail but also told if they leave ho could leave a discount for 25 years in lieu of going to jail. call, like san six marriages, across racial unions were opposed with a variety of punitive arguments both political and theological in hindsight however we can clearly see the discussed was at work but indeed it didn't hide its head. the idea of racial purity was proudly proclaimed for example in the racial integrity act of 1924 in virginia and ideas of teen and contamination were ubiquitous. if people felt disgusted and contaminated by t
the supreme court case that brought up the overturning of the antimiscegenation laws, loving versus virginia was such a case african-american and richard fluffing got married in washington, d.c. in 1958 but their marriage notice increase, too was in the vanguard so this is interesting their marriage was not recognized as legal in the home state of virginia. when they returned they were addressed in the middle of the light in the bedroom with a framed copy of the marriage certificate hanging...
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last week an outstanding performance for him in blacksberg, virginia, against virginia tech. went 8 innings of shutout basable against the hokeys. and his e.r.a. coming into the came, 13th best in the acc at 2.97. facing a very powerful miami team here. and a groundball snared by the 1st baseman kroker. thrown to 1st and lopez did not apply the tag on the speedy zeke devoss. and more controversy in the gables. >> wicho: i think that's partially the inexperience of carlos lopez. take a look. good play by the 1st baseman here. did not look like it was too mentr, lotting his tart at base. we'll tahere, jaso that throw and at first glance to looks like it got away. lopez getting his second start at 1st base. i think it's just one of those situations where you are not there. it looks like he could have stayed on the bag and it would have been a much easier play. even though i think the bag would still slide. for the second time in the the ballgame this will go in the hurricanes' favor. looks like the wrong call was made. >> jason: great job by the 3rd baseman kroker to field that
last week an outstanding performance for him in blacksberg, virginia, against virginia tech. went 8 innings of shutout basable against the hokeys. and his e.r.a. coming into the came, 13th best in the acc at 2.97. facing a very powerful miami team here. and a groundball snared by the 1st baseman kroker. thrown to 1st and lopez did not apply the tag on the speedy zeke devoss. and more controversy in the gables. >> wicho: i think that's partially the inexperience of carlos lopez. take a...
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the virginia festival of the book hosted this event. to find out more, visit vabook.org. >>> matthew crawford, would you do for a living? >> in number of things. one of them is fix motorcycles, and that's kind of what the book is about. but more broadly, it is an attempt to speak up for the manual trades and suggest that can be a life worth choosing. >> where is your motorcycle shop? >> it's in richmond, virginia. >> what is it called? >> shockomoto. i work on japanese and british bikes. these are mostly vintage bikes, vintage cache that makes people willing to spend money on them and it's a very small operation. islamic any reason in particular that you don't work on harleys? [laughter] >> yeah, people ask me sometimes why i don't work on harleys, and why generally say is i work on motorcycles, not lifestyles. i'm not qualified to help them with their lifestyle issues, it is beyond my competence. >> what is soulcraft? >> the title on the book is a play on a george will that cannot 20 years ago. his was statecraft and i thought it was f
the virginia festival of the book hosted this event. to find out more, visit vabook.org. >>> matthew crawford, would you do for a living? >> in number of things. one of them is fix motorcycles, and that's kind of what the book is about. but more broadly, it is an attempt to speak up for the manual trades and suggest that can be a life worth choosing. >> where is your motorcycle shop? >> it's in richmond, virginia. >> what is it called? >> shockomoto. i...
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host: of first call comes from lynchburg, virginia. caller: good morning. i would like to make a statement. i am noticing that mark potok and a lot of these lower-level interest groups would prefer to identify the kirch -- the christians and the extremists on the right side, but i hope that your organization works as wel >> caller: i hope this organization works well at green peace and other organizations and extremist islamics as well. let's remember people are anti-immigration, we're against people who come into this country illegally. if you come in illegally, you are just as guilty. >> host: i'm sorry for cutting you off. mark potok, go ahead. >> guest: there isn't much of an extreme left. our focus has been on the radical right. really around the 14th amendment, and equality and for the law. that said, we do cover and have covered the -- a bit of the extreme left that does exist. that is the ecoterrorist. that may not be the best description. i'm talking about the animal liberation, earth liberation front. we've written a lot about those groups. those
host: of first call comes from lynchburg, virginia. caller: good morning. i would like to make a statement. i am noticing that mark potok and a lot of these lower-level interest groups would prefer to identify the kirch -- the christians and the extremists on the right side, but i hope that your organization works as wel >> caller: i hope this organization works well at green peace and other organizations and extremist islamics as well. let's remember people are anti-immigration, we're...
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and virginia tech a win in talahassee last night. last check had a one run lead over the florida state seminoles this evening as well. once again a change in the lineup for wake forest. shane kroker is substituted for
and virginia tech a win in talahassee last night. last check had a one run lead over the florida state seminoles this evening as well. once again a change in the lineup for wake forest. shane kroker is substituted for
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has there been any federal resources that have gone to west virginia? >> the department of labor's mine safety division and fema both have dispatched teams. they are there. the president, as you know, spoke with the governor last evening, pledged our full support and cooperation in the investigation. and that is obviously currently ongoing. >> this mine seemed to have a pretty significant history. has the president considered any review or overhaul of federal oversight of the mine? >> first and foremost, obviously our thoughts and prayers are with the families who have lost loved ones. and for those we continue to pray for a miracle for those who are missing. i think rescue and recovery is our first in our mind right now secondly, we want to see obviously a thorough investigation, as you heard the governor and others discuss. the president, as i said, has pledged his full cooperation and resources for that investigation. i think legislative plans about that might better be addressed at the conclusion of that investigation when we have a few more details
has there been any federal resources that have gone to west virginia? >> the department of labor's mine safety division and fema both have dispatched teams. they are there. the president, as you know, spoke with the governor last evening, pledged our full support and cooperation in the investigation. and that is obviously currently ongoing. >> this mine seemed to have a pretty significant history. has the president considered any review or overhaul of federal oversight of the mine?...
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and choose, there are a number of instances where shoes, false eels were used there is a case in virginia that we know of. there's also a spy who carried messages from london to paris, the benjamin franklin. used false eels. on his boots to carry the message. washington's deception. now the one thing i do have to say about washington. assembly who never told a lie, he certainly stretched the truth an awful lot. [laughter] >> up in cambridge when he first takes over the american army, they were down to actually nine rounds per min. nine shots, that was it. as far as the game under and gunpowder they had in him in him. he knew there were british spies going around the american camp, so what he did is he had a shipment of barrels brought up from providence, rhode island, mark don bauder. the only problem is inside the barrels was and. so the british spies would go back and report that the americans had plenty of gunpowder, and they be able to keep the sea shepherd for a long time. he also did a thing called a troop multiplication at morristown, when after the battles of trenton and princeton
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he is out of york high school in seaford, virginia. one more bad one to load the bases here. a fastball strike, 3-1. >> jeff: you can see with the georgia coaches like with patrick boling. good velocity, nice, easy motion. they really like his upside. and head coach for georgia, david, perno, enjoying looking at him. >> matt: and bases loaded. >> jeff: that is not the worst thing in the world to load them up and set them up for a double play for the bulldogs. >>> we talked about it last year. a great job in the 9. >> jeff: hit the ball hard. not cheap hits. it will be interesting to see how long clemson goes with leone. already surpassed his career outing against carolina last time out. that gives clemson a big leg up for tonight's game over in tigertown where they will have a fresh bullpen. and nester pops this one town left field. and taylor makes the grab. they tag. here comes the throw from taylor. not in time. ball gets away from glisson. another error on georgia. 10-2 now, and a sacrificed fly. >> jeff: that is probably a ball that should have been set off by the bulldo
he is out of york high school in seaford, virginia. one more bad one to load the bases here. a fastball strike, 3-1. >> jeff: you can see with the georgia coaches like with patrick boling. good velocity, nice, easy motion. they really like his upside. and head coach for georgia, david, perno, enjoying looking at him. >> matt: and bases loaded. >> jeff: that is not the worst thing in the world to load them up and set them up for a double play for the bulldogs. >>> we...
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host: roanoke virginia, republican line. one person that called in was harsh against elected officials. but she does not seem harsh yet. whether you projecting the expenditure on? the government has no money to give out to people. state tax s. that is their revenue. -- a tax us. that is their revenue. where are you people going to get this money from? china? guest: a point that has not been made through much of the health- care debates. one can say that as it relates to health care benefits, many can say it is a positive. but from whether the overall legislation is fiscally sustainable, there is a question about that. there are a lot of provisions in this legislation in order to pay for the cost of this legislation that at best, of wishful thinking, and at worst, smoke in mirrors in terms of whether or not the money will actually materialize. looking down the road, that could be a very serious thing for our policy makers to have to contemplate. citizens should be concerned about it rightfully. host: some for some 500 compani
host: roanoke virginia, republican line. one person that called in was harsh against elected officials. but she does not seem harsh yet. whether you projecting the expenditure on? the government has no money to give out to people. state tax s. that is their revenue. -- a tax us. that is their revenue. where are you people going to get this money from? china? guest: a point that has not been made through much of the health- care debates. one can say that as it relates to health care benefits,...
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. >> this weekend on c-span2's "book tv," from the virginia festival of the book, on the best-selling "immortal life of henriette lax." president reagan's ambassador to the u.s.s.r. on the gorbachev's role in bringing down the soviet empire. princeton university professor on inventing the idea of a white race, it in the history of white people. find the entire weekend schedule at book tv.org and follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: julie appleby of kaiser health news. the health-care bill has been passed and signed. when does it take effect? guest: a very good question. parts of it take effect this year. the majority of it, the big things people heard about, are probably a little further out, 2014 -- the federal subsidies to help you buy coverage, the exchanges where you will go to buy coverage, the in -- requirement insurers not -- people who have pre consisting conditions. host: pre-existing does not take effect until then? guest: there is one area where it does, that is children under 19 with a pre-existing medical condition. remember, there was a bit of a
. >> this weekend on c-span2's "book tv," from the virginia festival of the book, on the best-selling "immortal life of henriette lax." president reagan's ambassador to the u.s.s.r. on the gorbachev's role in bringing down the soviet empire. princeton university professor on inventing the idea of a white race, it in the history of white people. find the entire weekend schedule at book tv.org and follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues....
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a year and a half ago i moved to virginia. i have been a very thirsty for any afghan projects that have been going on here. i have not really found many. for instance, there are a few poetry clubs that afghan have made, which in part of, but, do you have any focus on the afghans that are here, uniting them, and giving the project to do here? >> thank you. one of the things that you are benefiting from is the very qualified afghans serving the embassy. we work with a number of afghan organizations on cultural events. we know that the potential for these afghans to do more is enormous. a number of them have formed their own groups, smaller groups that get involved in a lobbying efforts or business development. as i mentioned, one of the purposes of this foundation is to really bring all of these independent cells together and form a synergy between these different capabilities, and also to give afghans a place to go and to know what is going on better than what they have a right now. >> yes please, in the front. >> i am an indep
a year and a half ago i moved to virginia. i have been a very thirsty for any afghan projects that have been going on here. i have not really found many. for instance, there are a few poetry clubs that afghan have made, which in part of, but, do you have any focus on the afghans that are here, uniting them, and giving the project to do here? >> thank you. one of the things that you are benefiting from is the very qualified afghans serving the embassy. we work with a number of afghan...
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wake forest was able to defeat virginia tech. there's a swing and a miss for two strike outs here for miranda. and also a victory at home against nc state. it marks the 21st and that one resolved. here we are in the tenth tonight. and three extra innings played the one mentioned as well and an 11 inning loss. it's 3-2 on march 17th. and a victory and a loss and one innings to ken state back in february. >> they are signature wins but much more than being a signature win if they aren't able to prove that. it's not that you are beating the hurricanes at home for the hurricanes but you are beating them having played what most people call a poor game. you a gave up so many errors in a ball game and getting in the way. and for coach walters to squeak this out and tell the young team we played as bad as you can imagine. it would be a huge victory for the program. for the hurricanes to say,, you know, we have a team in here that we think we are better than and we have more talent then they have and had sixors. we have to get a lot bette
wake forest was able to defeat virginia tech. there's a swing and a miss for two strike outs here for miranda. and also a victory at home against nc state. it marks the 21st and that one resolved. here we are in the tenth tonight. and three extra innings played the one mentioned as well and an 11 inning loss. it's 3-2 on march 17th. and a victory and a loss and one innings to ken state back in february. >> they are signature wins but much more than being a signature win if they aren't...
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there's a restaurant not far from here run by, out in virginia, won by a muslim. and apparently within two weeks after 9/11 this guy could meet anybody in. it was back. they want to show their support. president bush went to the national case the girl and then went to the mosque. some criticize that. but again, this is a very american response to embrace rather than condemn. know, there was unity but then it broke apart. largely because of iraq. that was the catalyst of that crisis and disagreement. but i think, you know, i actually think closure on that that we're getting now is encouraging. some people are maybe forgetting what they said earlier, but there does seem to be a consensus that we have worked through this and thinks maybe working out all right. steel fingers crossed. we're not done. but that's where the fight was about. >> host: you have to deal with iraq in this book. how do you think history is going to look back on the decision to react to the 9/11 attacks by invading iraq? >> guest: great question. 64,000-dollar question. brian crocker was our amb
there's a restaurant not far from here run by, out in virginia, won by a muslim. and apparently within two weeks after 9/11 this guy could meet anybody in. it was back. they want to show their support. president bush went to the national case the girl and then went to the mosque. some criticize that. but again, this is a very american response to embrace rather than condemn. know, there was unity but then it broke apart. largely because of iraq. that was the catalyst of that crisis and...
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from virginia for republicans. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for coming in. one of you said well, we have time to work on this and turn it around. i've never believed that. if you take care of business now and start this now, later, it will be better. everybody stops driving the car when gas prices went through the roof. when it is fixed, they start driving again and burning fuel the same way again. i read through the healthcare bill as much as i could understand. it's not really scarry to me but it seems to me a little bit of a socialist grab. i guess for people out there that don't have insurance that could use it. that's a huge expense. i'd like to see if any of you can justify what the benefits are compared to the cost. thank you. >> andrew biggs? guest: i'll start with a point you made towards the end that was if we have time for this. i remember back in the bush efforts. people were saying you are crisismongering. we have the same issue here. we are not in the crisis yet but the ship of state moves very, very slowly. in we want to avoid that 90% debt to
from virginia for republicans. good morning. caller: good morning. thanks for coming in. one of you said well, we have time to work on this and turn it around. i've never believed that. if you take care of business now and start this now, later, it will be better. everybody stops driving the car when gas prices went through the roof. when it is fixed, they start driving again and burning fuel the same way again. i read through the healthcare bill as much as i could understand. it's not really...
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guest: virginia will probably be the first state to move forward. they have been very anxious to get going. we will start looking sooner than later in the western atlantic. the further you get of short -- that is another point. you are taking some of the resources off the table a third of the minimum. it gets more expensive. we will have to see. it will not be immediate. you start getting the testing done and planning of people. it takes time. it is a positive development. thousands of new jobs and millions in revenue that we did not have. we will improve paying the deficit. it will be a win. >> this will be domestic production. how much domestic offshore production is there now? guest: about a third is produced in the gulf of mexico oil and gas. we have three or 4000 rigs. it is a big operation. we have been doing it for a very long time. we are really good at it. according to the middle management service, 11000 of 1% are from the offshore operation. this is much better than the natural seepage from the ocean. they can do it with this technology.
guest: virginia will probably be the first state to move forward. they have been very anxious to get going. we will start looking sooner than later in the western atlantic. the further you get of short -- that is another point. you are taking some of the resources off the table a third of the minimum. it gets more expensive. we will have to see. it will not be immediate. you start getting the testing done and planning of people. it takes time. it is a positive development. thousands of new jobs...
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virginia woolf who wrote who i think every week during a certain period of her life wrote book reviews and signed. i don't like to do anything unsigned particularly that is not especially well played except when the pay is good. how does and as a differ from a lesser notice of a book? it is very simple it seems to me. it differs in the way art differs from what is not. that is to say it should be shapely. it should be deep as well as personal. the personal is often attached. this is perhaps the noblest function of book reviewing and i think it is what we should aim for even if we only have 500 words which i have had in my lifetime and i am sure you have. if we achieve it our work will be no more in need of defending than a poem or a novel. if you think your situation is tough, considered dance reviewing which is the other thing that i do. thank you very much. [applause] >> good evening. i have had the pleasure of chairing the lifetime achievement award committee for several years. this evening i am reminded of a conversation with michael curtis a few years back. i asked him what event
virginia woolf who wrote who i think every week during a certain period of her life wrote book reviews and signed. i don't like to do anything unsigned particularly that is not especially well played except when the pay is good. how does and as a differ from a lesser notice of a book? it is very simple it seems to me. it differs in the way art differs from what is not. that is to say it should be shapely. it should be deep as well as personal. the personal is often attached. this is perhaps the...
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. >> this weekend on book tv, from the virginia festival of book, rebecca on the best-selling -- best seller. his book is "superpower relations." find the entire weekend schedule at booktv.org. >> the minutes that the wall street firms were in the business of harvesting middle- class and lower middle class americans for their home equity value and making loans to them against it, there was a natural risk of abuse. >> sunday, michael was on the subprime mortgage crisis. his latest is the "big short." michael lewis at 8:00 on c-span. >> a discussion on how the media can support whistle-blowers. speakers include 60 minutes producer and former nbc news investigative producer. the national whistle-blowers legal defense and education fund hosted the event brit -- hosted the event. >> he is a distinguished french investigative journalist with the post brith he is a former executive director of the washington times. he worked extensively with sources and whistle-blowers. will have more extensive introduction to recall upon them. i have represented whistle blowers since 1984 and i have been wo
. >> this weekend on book tv, from the virginia festival of book, rebecca on the best-selling -- best seller. his book is "superpower relations." find the entire weekend schedule at booktv.org. >> the minutes that the wall street firms were in the business of harvesting middle- class and lower middle class americans for their home equity value and making loans to them against it, there was a natural risk of abuse. >> sunday, michael was on the subprime mortgage...
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of course had the 8-inning performance last week against virginia tech. when your team makes five errors behind you, it's going to be tough to go 6 innings. he came with his innings with 85 pitches throwing already. he should be over his 100 pitch mark. >> jason: past cooney and the shortstop has trouble with it, but blair recovered and the stretch by lopez and this could be trouble for wake forest. lopez could be the third 1st baseman this week injured for the demon deacons. and it looks like his left hamstring. pretty unbelievable stuff as that's the end of things for the hurricanes on the groundout by pelaez. we will check on the healthof we come back. >> jason: hurricanes leading the demon deacons in inning number 6. join veteran award winning broadcasters mike bell and suzanne golden each day. they will take 12:00 p.
of course had the 8-inning performance last week against virginia tech. when your team makes five errors behind you, it's going to be tough to go 6 innings. he came with his innings with 85 pitches throwing already. he should be over his 100 pitch mark. >> jason: past cooney and the shortstop has trouble with it, but blair recovered and the stretch by lopez and this could be trouble for wake forest. lopez could be the third 1st baseman this week injured for the demon deacons. and it looks...
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all right, the 25: miners that got blown up in the west virginia, -- the 25 coal miners to got blown up -- the very reason that they got some authority in coal mining is this -- they are on union there. if that would have been a union mind, the union would have had safety inspectors and they could have shut it down until they fixed the violation. host: and we will leave it there. we're talking about the obama administration. are they taking the right approach to nuclear arms policy? we will continue that discussion. this is the "usa today" -- here it says that the czechs are torn over the u.s. nuclear treaty with russia. as obama returns, czechs differ over whether his conciliatory dialogue with their former occupier is dangerously naive or appreciabla praiseworthy step td global security. the article goes on to say that the russian president tried unsuccessfully to get limits placed on the u.s. strategic missile defense in the treaty. the line for independents, not seville, tennessee. good morning. -- knoxville, tennessee. caller: yes, i believe obama has done a very good job. on th
all right, the 25: miners that got blown up in the west virginia, -- the 25 coal miners to got blown up -- the very reason that they got some authority in coal mining is this -- they are on union there. if that would have been a union mind, the union would have had safety inspectors and they could have shut it down until they fixed the violation. host: and we will leave it there. we're talking about the obama administration. are they taking the right approach to nuclear arms policy? we will...
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. >>> from the 20,101st jindal festival of the book in charlottesville virginia, rebecca discusses her book, quote could be immortal life of
. >>> from the 20,101st jindal festival of the book in charlottesville virginia, rebecca discusses her book, quote could be immortal life of
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virginia, georgia, alabama -- all these places where the people are denigrating everything that president obama is trying to do. $9 billion trigger a money in baghdad this appears. there were no teabag protests about that. guest: regardless of how you feel about the president, it seems to me there was an awful lot of critical coverage of president bush when he was president, just as there is of president obama to date. that is the nature of our system. i would not want in any other way. i am not an expert on the tea party movement, but one difference between president bush and now is we are just coming out of an awful recession. you are bound to get a reaction from the public when times are this bad. i would put part of that down to the severity of the economic decline. host: last phone call from washington, d.c. richard. caller: i wonder if you could segue from diplomatic to domestic and national security implications. what do you think about us zero wings so much to the chinese -- us owing so much to the chinese? also, our great debt to the oil- producing states of the world. will this
virginia, georgia, alabama -- all these places where the people are denigrating everything that president obama is trying to do. $9 billion trigger a money in baghdad this appears. there were no teabag protests about that. guest: regardless of how you feel about the president, it seems to me there was an awful lot of critical coverage of president bush when he was president, just as there is of president obama to date. that is the nature of our system. i would not want in any other way. i am...
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which 32 other newspapers, then i started freelancing and working for some smaller magazines like the virginia quarterly review or missouri review and personal essays which -- about my personal experience, my thoughts about people that don't normally go into a daily story because i am being more reflective. >> give an example. >> there's one story in the book about war orphaned children. ice spoke about the process of taking them for lunch every day, and rolling them at school and problems when i left. and how to continue that. i created some expectations that i felt obligated to attempt to fulfill. >> who is funding all of this? >> some are funded out of pocket. many of them were funded by knight rider newspaper. >> this book, a chronicle of friendship and war in cobble, does it cover all seven trips? >> it does. >> walk us through it. >> the initial chapters are just my emerging into the country in 2001 and my reaction to that. and a return in 2002 which was the beginning of the hamid karzai government. the process involved where he was assuming the leadership of the country and in future ye
which 32 other newspapers, then i started freelancing and working for some smaller magazines like the virginia quarterly review or missouri review and personal essays which -- about my personal experience, my thoughts about people that don't normally go into a daily story because i am being more reflective. >> give an example. >> there's one story in the book about war orphaned children. ice spoke about the process of taking them for lunch every day, and rolling them at school and...
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inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> this weekend, from the virginia vessel of the book, the best-selling immoral life of henrietta lacks. also, "superpower illusions." the idea of inventing a white race in history of white people. i did entire schedule at booktv.org and paul was on twitter. >> now discussion on how the u.s. senate has changed by three political scientists, former senator bob dole was first elected to congress 50 years ago and the participants talked about how the institution has evolved since then. this is about 90 minutes. >> good afternoon. we are delighted we have such an outstanding crowd out for what is going to be a fascinating conference over the next two days. we also want to thank all our visiting scholars for taking the time not to visit campus here and be part of this. those of you who have attended dole institute programs before know we are a hybrid facility. we have a museum, a very impressive archive with all of bob dole's papers and artifacts, and we conduct a very aggressive programming schedule that usually is focused
inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> this weekend, from the virginia vessel of the book, the best-selling immoral life of henrietta lacks. also, "superpower illusions." the idea of inventing a white race in history of white people. i did entire schedule at booktv.org and paul was on twitter. >> now discussion on how the u.s. senate has changed by three political scientists, former senator bob dole was first elected to congress 50...
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my longtime mentor, for whom i started practicing tax law, at the university of virginia law school, always told me that we mispronounce it, -- it should have been called "tea-fra", tea for two. it was a remarkable solo performance by dole to deal with the problem we find insurmountable now, which is dealing with the deficit. at that time, we had very high interest rates. --i in the order of 18%. dole and members of the finance committee met with paul volcker, and he said if you pass a big package that cuts the deficit by a specified amount, he would ease off on interest rates. that was the motive they had, and the members of the finance committee, particularly republicans, it took that as a challenge, and we put together in 1982, and tefra was the tax piece, but there was a spending cuts piece. it was the three-legged stool. it was tax increases, spending cuts, and interest savings. it did get enacted, and volcker cut interest rates and that broke the back on high interest rates. it was a remarkable payoff for the country. it was a political exercise. while the compromise with peopl
my longtime mentor, for whom i started practicing tax law, at the university of virginia law school, always told me that we mispronounce it, -- it should have been called "tea-fra", tea for two. it was a remarkable solo performance by dole to deal with the problem we find insurmountable now, which is dealing with the deficit. at that time, we had very high interest rates. --i in the order of 18%. dole and members of the finance committee met with paul volcker, and he said if you pass...
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he practiced law in cleveland, ohio, until 1967 when he joined the faculty of the virginia law school. in 1971, he became the council to the white house office of telecommunications policy. he served as chair of the administrative conference of the united states from 1972 to 1974. he was appointed assistant attorney general of the office of legal counsel in the department of justice in 1974. in 1977, after half a year as a resident scholar at the american enterprise institute here in washington, he returned to teaching at the university of chicago law school. he was also a visiting professor at the law schools at georgetown and stanford universities. president ronald reagan appointed justice scalia to the united states court of appeals for the district of columbia in the 1982 -- in 1982. four years later, president reagan nominated him to serve on the supreme court. the senate confirmed his appointment on september 17, 1986. that was almost 24 years ago. justice stephen breyer was going in san francisco, california. he received a b.a. in philosophy from stanford university, a b.a. at
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. >> host: joining us from virginia beach go-ahead. >> caller: it is so wonderful to talk to you mr. dean for car watched watergates in my early fifties one thing i have not heard about is loss of mitchell i used to watch this program and they said she was drugged and kidnapped and sent to california because she was talking too much. is that true? am i she was in california when that happens. i like martha and knew her well. she was a wonderful terming personality and southern and always the life of a party but unfortunately she had a drinking problem. if she had martinis she would give of the phone and most of the things she said were terribly a century and and that was a sad part but it sheet is well remembered. >> ahead. thank you mr. dean for coming onto c-span and also when you are on the road but my question relates to your book which is fantastic and i appreciate that. i often ask my friends like you said why don't they take the republican party back? i wonder that it seems they narrow their focus on who can participate in their politics to the point* where i worry about them
. >> host: joining us from virginia beach go-ahead. >> caller: it is so wonderful to talk to you mr. dean for car watched watergates in my early fifties one thing i have not heard about is loss of mitchell i used to watch this program and they said she was drugged and kidnapped and sent to california because she was talking too much. is that true? am i she was in california when that happens. i like martha and knew her well. she was a wonderful terming personality and southern and...
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declaration of independence, which are words we are very proud of, and given them to the university of virginia, where there is a center named for albert. thank you, albert. >> with that brief encomium, i would like to open up the table for questions. if you ask a question, either be at a microphone or wait for one of the traveling microphones to get to you. before you ask the question, introduce yourself and mention your organization. do we have an opening question? >> i am with the hudson institute. i am very interested in your civility campaign. i am in favor of it. one thing i often noticed that contributes to the lack of civility is the sense that when your team makes the argument but when the other team does it you should filibuster. when the republicans are the majority, they think the filibuster is terrible. they switch sides depending on where they stand. i think that contributes. but i am interested in your thoughts about where the breakdown of civility came from and what we can do to make it better. >> first, america has always had issues. walt whitman used to talk about "an athletic
declaration of independence, which are words we are very proud of, and given them to the university of virginia, where there is a center named for albert. thank you, albert. >> with that brief encomium, i would like to open up the table for questions. if you ask a question, either be at a microphone or wait for one of the traveling microphones to get to you. before you ask the question, introduce yourself and mention your organization. do we have an opening question? >> i am with...
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he loved playing jokes on other people, but when he went back to virginia city after his first speaking tour and got some fame, his old friends decided to turn the tables on him and they disguised themselves as road agents and held him up one night and took all his money and his gold watch, and left him in his underwear standing in literally dry gule much, and the next night, when they had a party and gave money and his gold watch back to him, he got so mad, he wait a second out, went all the way -- walked out, went all the way back to san francisco, so he had no sense of humor, except where other people were involved, which i think you could probably say for a lot of comedians and humorists. yes? >> i was trying to think of someone in the 20th century who might have been a mark twain and will rogers came to mind. he was probably the closest. in his humor and in his writings. >> right. yeah. i think you're totally right. will rogers, of course, like mark twain, was a midwesterner, and kind of a westerner. as well. and yeah, he was -- they were very -- they were similar, although i think
he loved playing jokes on other people, but when he went back to virginia city after his first speaking tour and got some fame, his old friends decided to turn the tables on him and they disguised themselves as road agents and held him up one night and took all his money and his gold watch, and left him in his underwear standing in literally dry gule much, and the next night, when they had a party and gave money and his gold watch back to him, he got so mad, he wait a second out, went all the...
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but how did charles get there from the coal fields of west virginia? in 1973 as a 16 year-old reporter for his high school newspaper, he sent a letter to william f. buckley asking for an interview when he came to speak at a nearby college. well, mr. buckley never responded until just the day before his speech when the western union telegrams arrived at charles' doorstep telling charles to me mr. buckley after the lecture. charles got more than interview. mr. buckley became his bridge from the oak hill coal fields to the confines of the harvard yard. the rest is history. today charles serves as the distinguished prof. of government at claremont college, and editor of the claremont review of books. his articles on contemporary politics appear in open with the wall street journal" and other newspapers and journals. let's welcome to the region to university platform william f. buckley's longtime friend of 35 years, charles kessler, to address ronald reagan and modern liberalism. [applause] >> thank you very much. it is a great pleasure to be here today. af
but how did charles get there from the coal fields of west virginia? in 1973 as a 16 year-old reporter for his high school newspaper, he sent a letter to william f. buckley asking for an interview when he came to speak at a nearby college. well, mr. buckley never responded until just the day before his speech when the western union telegrams arrived at charles' doorstep telling charles to me mr. buckley after the lecture. charles got more than interview. mr. buckley became his bridge from the...
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. >> this began on the tv, from the virginia festival of the book, rebecca usclute. and princeton university professor nell irvin painter on invented the idea of a white race in the history of white people. fine the entire weekend schedule at booktv.org and follow was on twitter. >> are content is available on television, radio and on-line and you can also connect with those on facebook, twitter and youtube, and sign up for our scheduled alert e-mails @ c- span.org. >> let's meet another winner in the c-span studentcam documentary competition. we asked students about one of our country's greatest strength or a challenge that the country is facing. today we are talking with third prize high school winner alex weltman from boulton -- patton rouge, louisiana. welcome to c-span. >> thanks. >> why did you decide to focus on the american free market economy for your documentary? >> one of the reasons was -- i was brainstorming about what we should do with this video with my friend stephen. we were trying to think about what topic no one else would focus on. what are some c
. >> this began on the tv, from the virginia festival of the book, rebecca usclute. and princeton university professor nell irvin painter on invented the idea of a white race in the history of white people. fine the entire weekend schedule at booktv.org and follow was on twitter. >> are content is available on television, radio and on-line and you can also connect with those on facebook, twitter and youtube, and sign up for our scheduled alert e-mails @ c- span.org. >> let's...
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. >> in virginia, we have a tough budget situation. and there's consideration being given to dispensing with school breakfast. can someone say how important the school breakfast program is. >> i can certainly do that. i have been involved in a number of districts where we have had programs that we have expanded breakfast through grab and go breakfast, breakfast in the classroom, and, you know, our teachers are our best advocates for it because what they see is that their students are more attentive in the classroom. there are less students going to the nurse's office because they're hungry and there's research to show especially when it comes to analytical skills and math and science, they're able to mentally be able to accept all those concepts a lot easier when they have had breakfast. >> thank you. >> i thank you, mr. chairman. and i thank all of you for your testimony today. ms. rivas, the u.s. healthcare cost due to obesity is estimated to be about $150 billion a year. half of which is paid through medicare and medicaid. with near
. >> in virginia, we have a tough budget situation. and there's consideration being given to dispensing with school breakfast. can someone say how important the school breakfast program is. >> i can certainly do that. i have been involved in a number of districts where we have had programs that we have expanded breakfast through grab and go breakfast, breakfast in the classroom, and, you know, our teachers are our best advocates for it because what they see is that their students...